These thin soba noodles are caramelized in a sweet-salty sauce. They’re tossed with vibrant flavors of broccoli, carrot strips, shiitake mushrooms, and shrimp.
Preparation:
15mins
Cooking:
15mins
Total:
30mins
Serves:
6
Ingredients
For Soba Noodles:
1lbsoba noodlespreferably cha soba or green tea
1tbspsesame oil
For Mushroom, Shrimp and Vegetable Mix:
1cupbroccoli florets
1cupcarrotsthinly sliced
¼cupmirin
1cupred bell pepperthinly sliced
1tbspgingerpeeled and chopped
2tbspchili garlic sauce
1cupsweet soy sauce
½cupscallionssliced on the bias
2tbspcanola oil
½cupfresh shiitake mushroomsde-stemmed
16piecesshrimpspeeled and deveined
1tspblack sesame seedsfor garnish
Instructions
Soba Noodles:
In a large stockpot, bring water to a simmer. Add the soba noodles and allow them to cook until al dente.
Drain the noodles in a colander and cool in ice cold water to stop the cooking process. Drain off the ice water then add the noodles to a mixing bowl.
After letting the noodles rest, toss the sesame oil onto the noodles. Using a tong, toss the noodles to coat them thoroughly and set aside while you prepare the rest of the dish.
Mushroom, Shrimp and Vegetable Mix:
Boil water in a stockpot and season it with salt. Blanch broccoli florets and sliced carrots for about a minute.
Drain in a colander and allow to cool in an ice bath. Set aside for later.
In a heated skillet, drizzle canola oil. Add shiitake mushrooms and saute. The mushrooms should start to shrink down and caramelize around the edges.
Add the shrimp to your mushrooms and cook until shrimp turns a bright salmon color.
Add the blanched vegetables and saute for 1 to 2 minutes.
Throw in the red bell peppers. Add the sliced scallions to the skillet along with the finely chopped ginger.
Pour in the mirin sauce and sweet soy sauce. Saute the ingredients for 1 to 2 minutes. Make sure to coat your ingredients well.
Add the noodles to the skillet and stir to coat noodles with vegetables and sauce. Cook until the noodles are caramelized or golden.
Serve your noodles in a bowl. Garnish with some thinly sliced scallions and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Dig in, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Switch up your vegetables for these pan noodles. Try a combo of red bell peppers, green beans, and cauliflower!
Remember to not cook the noodles for too long to avoid making them mushy.